STEUBENVILLE — With 88 counties in Ohio, staying on top of issues surrounding elections is an important part of the secretary of state's job. "Every board of elections in every county is different, and there are unique issues," Allison Russo said Tuesday morning after visiting with ...
STEUBENVILLE — Reaching out to residents from all parts of Ohio is important to Jon Husted. "If you're going to represent the state, you've got to be in all parts of the state," Husted said Tuesday. "I don't want anyone to feel neglected or left behind, and when you go to a place, you see ...
CHARLESTON – More than 44 years ago, a decision handed down by an Ohio County judge led to an overhaul of how West Virginia funds its 55 county school systems. Advocates for better school funding believe a new lawsuit is warranted to fix new disparities. The ACLU of West Virginia sent a letter Monday to state Attorney General J.B. McCuskey providing a 30-day notice of its intent to file a class action lawsuit against the Legislature, several state elected officials, the Department of Education and state Board of Education members, and the Lincoln County Board of Education. According ...
MOUNDSVILLE — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito took a tour of the Mitchell Power Plant in Marshall County on Tuesday afternoon to get an up-close look at how the plant is serving the surrounding community. While observing the plant's present, the West Virginia Republican also said she is ...
STEUBENVILLE — Councilman Joel Walker introduced legislation Tuesday that would ensure Steubenville’s license plate reader cameras remain in place, barring court intervention. The proposal requires three readings before council can vote. “If the United States Supreme Court turns around ...
CHARLESTON - More than four years after state, county and city leaders agreed to create a private non-profit foundation to distribute millions of dollars in opioid settlement dollars, West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced a change in how future settlement dollars are distributed. In a press release Tuesday afternoon, McCuskey announced he was moving away from the established distribution model defined by the "West Virginia First memorandum of understanding (MOU), the agreement between the state and local governments that created the West Virginia First Foundation, a ...
